Khant (caste)

The Khant Rajput are a Hindu caste found in the state of Gujarat in India.

The Khant Rajput are also referred to as Khant Darbar in Sorath and Kharak in Bhavnagar. According to Bhat and Charan books, they were Rajputs brought from Rajasthan to fight Muslims to save the Somnath temple. These Rajputs then intermarried with Bhil women, thus losing their Rajput status, and the Khant community was formed. They are concentrated in the Bhilka area of [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]

The Khant Rajputs have clans called 56 ataks, like the Dabhi, Baria, Parmar, Kandoliya, Zala, Gohil, Bheda, Sarvaiya, Deavla etc. There claim to Rajput status is generally acknowledged, and they are referred to as darbars. The Khant Darbars are agriculturalist, but being small and marginal farmers, many are involved with agriculture wage labour.

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